Karin Kessler (née Rettmeyer; born 25 March 1939) is a German female former track and field athlete who competed for West Germany in the 800 metres. She was the gold medallist in that event at the 1967 European Indoor Games, having been runner-up to Zsuzsa Szabó the previous year at the 1966 European Indoor Games.[1] Kessler also represented her country at the 1966 European Athletics Championships, reaching the semi-finals.[2] She set a personal best of 2:03.6 minutes in 1967,[3] which was a West German record for the Hamburg-born athlete.
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| Birth name | Karin Rettmeyer | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 25, 1939 Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Düsseldorfer SV 04 LG Alstertal / Garstedt Hamburg | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kessler was a five-time national champion individually, taking both indoor and outdoor 800 m titles in 1966 and 1967, as well as a short course cross country title in 1966.[4][5] During her career she was a member of Düsseldorfer SV 04 and LG Alstertal / Garstedt Hamburg clubs.
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1966 | European Indoor Games | Dortmund, West Germany | 2nd | 800 m | 2:10.8 |
| European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th (semis) | 800 m | 2:08.0 | |
| 1967 | European Indoor Games | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1st | 800 m | 2:08.2 |
National titles
edit- West German Athletics Championships
- 800 m: 1966, 1967
- West German Indoor Athletics Championships
- 800 m: 1966, 1967
- West German Cross Country Championships
- Short course: 1967
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (pp. 397–405). European Athletics Association. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ Karin Kessler. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ West German Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ West German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-03.